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Weekend, October 26-28, 2012
Athletic dept. explains policy Officials discuss football seating enforcement with student government By Meghan Chua The Daily Cardinal
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Over 1,600 UW-Madison students attended the Charity Stripe Fundraiser hosted by men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan to raise money and awareness for cancer research.
Students show up to ‘make Bo pay’ By Ted Porath and Sam Cusick The Daily Cardinal
University of WisconsinMadison men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan issued the Charity Stripe Challenge to UW-Madison students Thursday, and over 1,600 responded to “Make Bo Pay.” Ryan and his wife will donate over $40,000 for cancer research after students met Ryan’s challenge by showing up in crowds to the Kohl Center. Students had the opportunity to fight cancer simply by showing up to the event, as Ryan donated $1 to Coaches vs. Cancer/American Cancer Society for every student that attended. Students could also make Ryan
pay more by making baskets, $10 for every free throw made and $1,000 for a half court shot. In addition to helping fight cancer, students could win free men’s basketball season tickets, Badger gear and raffle prizes including autographed basketballs and $250 Best Buy gift cards. Members of the men’s basketball team also made an appearance. Ryan said he hosted the event because he and his wife have been “fortunate in life” and wanted to give back. He said the students made the event unforgettable. “This has been better than we ever dreamed,” Ryan said. “We had no idea that we would get this kind of turnout.”
Junior guard Ben Brust said he appreciates Ryan hosting the event, since many students are affected by cancer in some way. “To be man enough to take money that you’ve worked hard for your whole life and to put it to something that can benefit other families in the future, it’s a really cool thing,” Brust said. “I’m sure it means a lot to people who came here and I know it means a lot to me.” While Ryan may have ended up paying more than he expected, he said he is happy to write the check because the world needs a cure for cancer. “We gotta find a way to beat this thing,” Ryan said. “And here’s one way, make a couple shots.”
Officials from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Athletic Department met with student government leaders at a meeting Thursday to talk about their response to student seating issues in Camp Randall as well as a new incentive program the ticket office is testing for student basketball tickets this season. Ben Fraser, director of guest services with the athletic department, said they have faced challenges with student section seating at football games in the past, including students sitting in the wrong seats or taking up too much space and non-students sitting in the section. The athletic department increased enforcement of seating students in the row and section printed on their ticket in response
to student season ticket holder feedback in post-game surveys that had pointed out those issues, according to Fraser. However, Associated Students of Madison Press Office Director David Gardner said the Athletic Department’s approach did not include students, and added parts of student council are setting up meetings between members, university administration and police for further discussion. Gardner said it is important that students know what decisions university officials are making rather than react to decisions officials have already made. One example, which Gardner said did not originate from a student perspective, is a test program for student basketball season tickets. This year, students will receive points for being at the game before tipoff or attending more non-conference games, according to Fraser. Those points would determine who gets tickets to the seats closer to the court during the Big 10 season. Gardner said that the students who are going to the games deserve a voice in relevant decisions. “From the backlash they’ve got-
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State again asks for stay on Act 10 ruling Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen filed a motion with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Thursday asking for a stay on Circuit Court Judge Juan Colas’ decision repealing large parts of Gov. Scott Walker’s Act 10 law. Just three days ago, Colas denied Van Hollen’s original request for a stay on the Dane County Judge’s Sept. 14 decision, which repealed parts of Act 10 because he said
they violated several of the workers’ First Amendment rights. In his Monday decision, Colas said he denied the state’s request because the state “failed to show that there is an irreparable harm to them that favors a stay.” But in his Thursday motion seeking a stay on the ruling, Van Hollen argued a stay would prevent confusion for local governments, which began implement-
ing the law June 2011. “A stay is needed to avoid confusion and to avoid other harm that might result if local governments are not able to take full advantage of Act 10 while an appeal is pending,” Van Hollen said in a statement. “The circuit court failed to fully and properly consider the factors that sup-
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Soglin includes funding for music festival in 2013 budget By Abby Becker The Daily Cardinal
Mayor Paul Soglin’s proposed operating budget for 2013 includes funding to support Madison’s vibrant music scene through a new music festival. The city’s financial committee,
the Board of Estimates, approved $25,000 to fund Make Music Madison, a new music festival designed to bring together the community through a shared musical experience on June 21, 2013. “The idea of [Make Music Madison] is that it is just sort
of a holiday where citizens are encouraged to bring music to outdoor spaces,” Arts Program Administrator Karin Wolf said. Wolf said community members can sign up as individuals
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Teamin’ up for trivia
Students compete in a trivia competition held at Memorial Union Thursday night as part of the week’s Homecoming festivities . + Photo by Grey Satterfield
“…the great state University of Wisconsin should ever encourage that continual and fearless sifting and winnowing by which alone the truth can be found.”